Far East

American  

noun

1. Older Use. the countries of East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.

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Far East British  

noun

1. the countries of E Asia, usually including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines: sometimes extended to include all territories east of Afghanistan

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Far East Cultural  

1. Popular expression for the east Asian nations of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan.

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Other Word Forms

• Far Eastern adjective

Etymology

Origin of Far East

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

"War surcharges have caused rates from the Far East to the Middle East Gulf and Red Sea to spike by nearly 200 percent" from February 20 to March 20, it said in a report.

From Barron's

The entry of the U.S. into the war seems to have been broadly welcomed, and that news far outweighed reports of Britain’s military losses in the Far East.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cargoes of Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean blended crude oil—a light, sweet Russian grade exported from the Kozmino terminal in the Far East to Asia-Pacific markets—are normally traded one month before loading.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Buruma is Dutch and a prolific writer on the history and culture of the Far East.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If any crime has been committed in this war, it is men like me—the leaders—who are guilty,” he said at the conclusion of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in 1948.

From The Wall Street Journal